Bears make Khalil Mack NFL's highest-paid defender after trade from Raiders, per report

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The Chicago Bears didn't wait long to give Khalil Mack the payday he had long been looking for.

After agreeing to acquire the three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher in a trade earlier Saturday, the Bears reached a six-year, $141 million extension with Mack that makes him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. The deal also includes $90 million guaranteed, according to Schefter.

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald held that title for just a day after landing a six-year, $135 million extension on Friday.

Mack, 27, has been engaged in a holdout with Oakland and it began looking more and more likely that the team would choose to deal him.

Schefter reported that the Bears will receive Mack, a 2020 second-round pick and a conditional 2020 fifth-round pick in exchange for first round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020 and sixth-round pick in 2019.